Back from Another Solo Cruise

[Lois R]

:D Hi ya'll.....back home from 2 short b2b's , solo of course;)

I went out of Seattle on a 3 nighter followed by a 4 nighter.

Sailed to Vancouver, Victoria and Nanaimo and had a wonderful,

wonderful time:)

Next up is a 4 nighter on CENTURY in December:)

Solo, what else?:D

[FinelyRetired]

Glad your b2b was a good one!

 

I must admit, until you mentioned it before you left, I never would have thought of the idea of doing 2 short b2b's to create an interesting itinerary!

 

I will NOW!

 

Any port-specific solo experiences this trip?

 

Martha

[Lois R]

Glad your b2b was a good one!

 

I must admit, until you mentioned it before you left, I never would have thought of the idea of doing 2 short b2b's to create an interesting itinerary!

 

I will NOW!

 

Any port-specific solo experiences this trip?

 

Martha

 

Hi Martha:) the cruise was soooo great! Ports...I met a friend

who lives in Vancouver and we spent the day together and

had a wonderful time.

Victoria....DEFINITELY recommed the famous Butchart Gardens:D

I was going on my own but ran into a friend from one of the shops

on the ship at the Visitor's Center in downtown Victoria! We

ended up going together. 3.00 on a city bus:D and had a fabulous

day!

[snowbird1]

Hi Martha:) the cruise was soooo great! Ports...I met a friend

who lives in Vancouver and we spent the day together and

had a wonderful time.

Victoria....DEFINITELY recommed the famous Butchart Gardens:D

I was going on my own but ran into a friend from one of the shops

on the ship at the Visitor's Center in downtown Victoria! We

ended up going together. 3.00 on a city bus:D and had a fabulous

day!

 

Welcome back Lois and glad you had another great time. I am now looking forward to the Century in Jan. I also just got back from the Mariner today and had a great time. I must admit the ship was very large but after about 3 or 4 days I got use to it and all the people for the most part.

[Lois R]

Hi Vince:) glad you had a good time too. I know the Mariner is larger

than the ships I have sailed.

 

Have fun on Century. I go in 2 months:D

[kitty9]

Lois, we had booked Azamara for March '08, but mom and sis didn't realize that Azamara's ships were so small, so I had to cancel---mom is scared on smaller ships and how they handle rough seas. Right now, we're looking at the March 28 Galaxy out of San Juan. Have you ever been on Galaxy? I haven't, so I was wondering about the differences. I don't think there's an alternate restaurant, right? Is Galaxy scheduled for a dry dock soon?

[Lois R]

Hi Darcie:)

 

Galaxy is about 10 years old and no she does not have

a Specialty Restuarant. She is sister ship of Mercury and Century,

though of course you know Century had the $55 million overhaul

last year.

I have been on Mercury 5 times and this March will be my

first time on Galaxy...I wish you could go on my sailing!

I leave on March 7 and am really looking foward to it:D

And I sailed Century 3 times before her upgrade and will be on

her again in December! Seeing her for the first time with the new stuff!

 

Drydock......from everything I have read (you know the things

we read...so not sure what is what) but I do know in April

she is going to drydock but only for 1-2 weeks...before she

goes on her Transatlantic in May.

The differences between a C-class ship and Azamara? I have not

sailed the latter but I love the C-class....smaller than the M

(which I know you have sailed). I really love both M and C class ships.

 

Seems Galaxy and Mercury always get mixed reviews on the BB:rolleyes:

but I LOVE Mercury and I know I will have a marvelous time on

Galaxy too:)

Hope this helps a little bit.

[kitty9]

Thanks so much Lois. It did help a lot. Sis and I really wanted to try Azamara, but when mom heard how small the ships are, she wasn't happy. So, off to Galaxy we go.

[Lois R]

Darcie, glad I could help:).

 

Is there any way the 3 of you could sail on March 7th with me?

[kitty9]

I would love to but I'm going to the Nascar race in Las Vegas and that date doesn't work out for me. I don't get back from LV until the 5th and it would just be too much to cruise on that date. I'm really upset that we won't be on the same cruise. Darn !!!!